Electrical Project Manager

ZipRecruiter; Stockport; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technical consultancy, Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd, is seeking an electrical project manager in Stockport to oversee significant energy projects across the UK, Ireland, and the EU. The ideal candidate will possess extensive knowledge of industrial electrical systems and project delivery in renewable energy. This role offers a competitive salary and a substantial bonus scheme, alongside numerous vocational support options and company benefits, promoting an engaging work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Leading bonus scheme of up to 20% of salary

Vocational qualification support

Electric vehicle leasing

Private medical & life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Share purchase option

Team and company social events

Milestone scheme celebrating years with the company

Qualifications

• Experience in solar PV, BESS, wind, hydrogen, and carbon capture projects.
• Significant knowledge in EHV to LV connections and switchgear.
• Ability to coordinate with UK DNOs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver power projects and ensure high-quality standards.
• Conduct site and factory acceptance testing.
• Provide site-based construction monitoring.

Skills

Project delivery knowledge

Industrial electrical infrastructure

Health, safety and welfare understanding

Technical reporting

Education

Good degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd is a leading technical consultancy with a reputation built on over 34 years of successful projects in the UK and Ireland. Our purpose is to facilitate the investment and delivery of energy infrastructure projects that positively influence the energy transition. Our success comes from the unique combination of skills and experience that continuously evolves. Our Engineers and Consultants support some of the most innovative energy projects across the UK and Ireland; providing design, intellectual, and engineering services to developers, investors, and owner-operators.

We have over 175 employees that we are proud to have represent us, operating from our offices in Manchester, Belfast, Dublin, and Glasgow. As the business grows from strength to strength, we are now looking to further extend our team by recruiting a professional electrical engineer, as project manager, to be based out of our Stockport office with UK, Ireland and some EU travel.

We are looking for:

An electrical project manager with the following skills and experience.

• a good degree in Electrical Engineering.
• project delivery knowledge of power projects to include any combination of solar PV, BESS, wind, energy from waste, hydrogen, carbon capture, or gas fired .
• significant knowledge of industrial electrical infrastructure with experience in EHV to LV, embedded , protection circuits, UK grid connections, HV and LV switchgear, substations and coordinating with UK DNOs.
• dealing effectively and professionally with external and internal clients, attending meetings, write and deliver high quality technical reports and models, etc.
• excellent understanding of health, safety and welfare within engineering.
• witnessing of both site and factory acceptance testing.
• ability to assess manufactured or fabricated items for faults.
• the provision of site-based construction monitoring.
• able to work as part of a wider engineering team and also to operate autonomously as required.

What we offer

What you can expect from us:

• A competitive salary with leading bonus scheme of up to 20% of salary
• Further vocational qualification support
• Electric vehicle leasing scheme
• Private medical & life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Share purchase option
• Team and company social events
• Milestone scheme celebrating years spent as part of the Fichtner team!